After battling age-old traditions of Indian weddings, an Indologist and Priestess Nandini Bhowmik has significantly emerged as a woman whose modern cultural beliefs have triumphed over conservative norms of the traditional Vedic wedding. Laden with critical knowledge of Sanksrit, Nandini practices priesthood along with three more strong women, ‘Shubhamastu’ in a quest to change the preconceived notions which state only Brahmin men can perform religious rites.Meet Nandini Bhowmik: The priestess who’s challenging patriarchy
After battling age-old traditions of Indian weddings, an Indologist and Priestess Nandini Bhowmik has significantly emerged as a woman whose modern cultural beliefs have triumphed over conservative norms of the traditional Vedic wedding. Laden with critical knowledge of Sanksrit, Nandini practices priesthood along with three more strong women, ‘Shubhamastu’ in a quest to change the preconceived notions which state only Brahmin men can perform religious rites.
